Rivelin Valley Conservation Group
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Rivelin Valley Conservation Group notes on the proposed flood protection scheme.
Sheffield City Council are currently consulting the public regarding flood defense schemes for the city. Some of these proposals could potentially impact on Rivelin Valley, to find out more and to get involved in the consultation, please follow the links below.
Details at http://www.floodprotectionsheffield.com/pages/rivelin-flood-storage-areas. (For 'Windle Wheel' read 'Wolf Wheel').
Consultation meetings:
Questionnaire is at: https://sheffield.citizenspace.com/place-business-strategy/upper-don-and-sheaf-flood-defence-consultation
Help remove Himalayan Balsam from the valley with Balsam Busters & Rivelin Valley. Meet up at Rivelin Valley Cafe at the following date/ times:
Bring: gloves and suitable footwear.
Contact: balsambusters@yahoo.com
See our poster for more details.
We have now installed marker posts at all 20 of the mills and dams along the Rivelin. This has been made possible by the many kind donations and sponsorship of the posts.
Each post marks the site of a particular mill and comes with a QR code and an NFC tag which can be used from a smart phone to access videos, images and further information about the history of the site, and the nature in that area. Click here to see the new interpretation.
The RVCG is concerned about the proposed removal of 26 trees in the Rivelin Valley adjacent to the park and opposite the fire station. Following a recent meeting with Amey, the reason given was restoration of a neat curb line and improvement of the pavements. We feel that removal of so many 100 year old trees to achieve a straight curb line is unacceptable and will have a huge detrimental effect on the visual aspect of this unique lime tree avenue. We discussed alternatives to retain the trees and still achieve a straight curb line and the removal of the trees has now been deferred to an Independent Tree Panel and we await the decision. Further information can be obtained from the following sites:
http://www.wildsheffield.com/what-we-do/south-yorkshire-biodiversity/planning-and-policy/sheffield-street-trees
http://www.savesheffieldtrees.org.uk/
A big thank you to all who helped out on our litter pick on Sunday 24th April 2016. An amazing amount of litter cleared.
This completely revised and updated edition features a trail guide with maps, historical details about each watermill site and where to look for the wildlife. It is richly-illustrated in colour with old photographs and maps. Click for more details ...
"Walking the Rivelin" is also now available from:
